Chris Partridge
@cpartridge.bsky.social
Sketch and web comedy writer from Chicago. Donuts, bikes, etc.
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THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
![II. Credibility
The Court next addresses the credibility of the parties’ evidence and witnesses. After reviewing all the evidence submitted to the Court and listening to the testimony elicited at the preliminary injunction hearing, during depositions, and in other court proceedings, the Court finds Defendants’ evidence simply not credible. [FN 6]
Plaintiffs submitted a mountain of evidence, providing the Court with over eighty declarations, numerous videos and articles, and other evidence. Defendants did not rebut anything that Plaintiffs set forth in their declarations or testimony, even with BWC footage.
[FN 6] In another case considering some of the same evidence presented to this Court, another court in this district also found that the perceptions of certain of Defendants’ declarants, such as Hott and Parra, were not reliable. See Illinois v. Trump, No. 25-cv-12174, 2025 WL 2886645, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 10, 2025) (noting a “troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning, and criticizing their government, and those who are obstructing, assaulting, or doing violence”), motion to stay denied in part, 155 F.4th 929 (7th Cir. 2025).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifpyry2il5toxbr3iejgrsxs6kmnwve75qwnhebfp44ieyjrfpsdu@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
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Congressional candidate @katmabu.bsky.social, who was indicted today for protesting outside the Broadview ICE facility: "We've been punched, dragged, thrown, shot with pepper balls, tear gassed, rubber bullets from snipers on roofs going into local businesses windows."
October 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Congressional candidate @katmabu.bsky.social, who was indicted today for protesting outside the Broadview ICE facility: "We've been punched, dragged, thrown, shot with pepper balls, tear gassed, rubber bullets from snipers on roofs going into local businesses windows."
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If you need a whistle, please drop by our office (7016 N Clark Street) to pick up one for free.
If you see ICE, blow three short bursts.
If they are detaining someone, blow three long bursts.
If you see ICE, blow three short bursts.
If they are detaining someone, blow three long bursts.
If you are on ICE watch in the Rogers Park vicinity please have a buddy and exercise extreme caution. ICE has assaulted verifiers today and arrested at least one of our people. If you are vulnerable to ICE in this area, I recommend staying inside if possible.
October 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
If you need a whistle, please drop by our office (7016 N Clark Street) to pick up one for free.
If you see ICE, blow three short bursts.
If they are detaining someone, blow three long bursts.
If you see ICE, blow three short bursts.
If they are detaining someone, blow three long bursts.
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HAPPENING NOW — Thousands gathered in Chicago’s Grant Park for the “No Kings” rally before marching through the streets of downtown Chicago.
Chicago joins cities across the country in today’s action condemning the President Donald Trump administration.
🎥: The TRiiBE
Chicago joins cities across the country in today’s action condemning the President Donald Trump administration.
🎥: The TRiiBE
October 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
HAPPENING NOW — Thousands gathered in Chicago’s Grant Park for the “No Kings” rally before marching through the streets of downtown Chicago.
Chicago joins cities across the country in today’s action condemning the President Donald Trump administration.
🎥: The TRiiBE
Chicago joins cities across the country in today’s action condemning the President Donald Trump administration.
🎥: The TRiiBE
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NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
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I would guess the Trump administration terrorizing immigrants (Including many drivers and passengers) in Chicago is much more disruptive to Lyft’s bottom line, but business only bares its teeth to advocate against liberal policies.
October 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I would guess the Trump administration terrorizing immigrants (Including many drivers and passengers) in Chicago is much more disruptive to Lyft’s bottom line, but business only bares its teeth to advocate against liberal policies.
Trump’s sudden interest in DC crime is not in good faith. And yet the media establishment rushes to steelman and rationalize as if the issue wasn't just flooding the zone to move on from unflattering news cycles for Trump (ie Epstein).
Although crime is declining, Washington is still far more dangerous than it should be, Charles Fain Lehman argues. Instead of just looking tough, “the administration should focus its resources on the people and places that make the District unusually unsafe.” https://theatln.tc/6RCOGO23
August 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Trump’s sudden interest in DC crime is not in good faith. And yet the media establishment rushes to steelman and rationalize as if the issue wasn't just flooding the zone to move on from unflattering news cycles for Trump (ie Epstein).
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A man coughing up blood. Men zip-tied face down on a wet floor. CCTV turned off. Men forced to eat off of a chair like animals while handcuffed. Solitary confinement if you complain. This is just three paragraphs from a new report.
July 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
A man coughing up blood. Men zip-tied face down on a wet floor. CCTV turned off. Men forced to eat off of a chair like animals while handcuffed. Solitary confinement if you complain. This is just three paragraphs from a new report.
Half of the posts on any big city's subreddit are tourists saying "I came for a [trip/conference/wedding] and your city is amazing! nothing like what my conservative family warned me about."
Here’s the RNC asking its donors if they’ve ever been to the big city, which it calls “rat and feces infested gang headquarters for illegal immigrants.” (Many of its donors live in big cities.)
July 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Half of the posts on any big city's subreddit are tourists saying "I came for a [trip/conference/wedding] and your city is amazing! nothing like what my conservative family warned me about."
Half the couples I know own a tiny abomination dog named Meatball or Nugget that can't breathe or see so it bites at anything that comes close and goes nuts if you ring the doorbell so you have to text when you get there or the night is ruined. These Nugget/Meatballs have a rabid IG following.
July 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Half the couples I know own a tiny abomination dog named Meatball or Nugget that can't breathe or see so it bites at anything that comes close and goes nuts if you ring the doorbell so you have to text when you get there or the night is ruined. These Nugget/Meatballs have a rabid IG following.
Cops brutalized protestors and arrested a journalist to keep a children's hospital chaplain in ICE detention. Absolute moral rot.
This happened yesterday and the video in the article (and photo) shows a Cincinnati cop repeatedly punching a protester in the back of the head, but sure, the protesters are the violent ones.
At least 15 arrested at ICE protest on Roebling Bridge. What we know
At least 15 people were arrested as a group calling for the release of a man detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
www.cincinnati.com
July 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Cops brutalized protestors and arrested a journalist to keep a children's hospital chaplain in ICE detention. Absolute moral rot.
I think this reflects a malleable understanding of the law that results from arbitrary executive orders and a Supreme Court that overturns longstanding precedent willy-nilly. There isn't a stable conception of "the law" in Trump's America, just what those in power can get away with.
not to be the flyspeck nyt copy as if it's the most important thing guy, but seriously wtf is this?
July 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I think this reflects a malleable understanding of the law that results from arbitrary executive orders and a Supreme Court that overturns longstanding precedent willy-nilly. There isn't a stable conception of "the law" in Trump's America, just what those in power can get away with.
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"You yell shart, we've got a panic on our hands on the 4th of July."
July 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
"You yell shart, we've got a panic on our hands on the 4th of July."
I’m reminded of Michele Gelfand’s research that argues threats (like hospital closures) push people towards autocrats.
July 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I’m reminded of Michele Gelfand’s research that argues threats (like hospital closures) push people towards autocrats.
Everything pope about America comes from Chicago
May 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Everything pope about America comes from Chicago
This one-two shows why @ifbookspod.bsky.social is so damn good.
i think the reality is that in the modern media ecosystem, the algorithms allow people to put almost anything in your face, no matter how rare, and convince you that it’s an epidemic
Men are not constantly being told “you’re bad,” they are constantly being told “LEFT WING SJWS THINK YOU’RE BAD” by conservative propaganda. There’s a huge difference.
May 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
This one-two shows why @ifbookspod.bsky.social is so damn good.
"They'll never go out on a date" is especially glaring because Netflix has a wildly popular show about that exact thing. 2 of them, in fact!
RFK Jr. wants to eradicate autistic people and also has no idea what an autistic person is
April 16, 2025 at 11:17 PM
"They'll never go out on a date" is especially glaring because Netflix has a wildly popular show about that exact thing. 2 of them, in fact!
Everything is computer.
April 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Everything is computer.
When the CEO class faces modest regulations by democrats, they sure as hell know how to organize and overwhelm opposition. But in the face of an actual threat? 🤷
March 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
When the CEO class faces modest regulations by democrats, they sure as hell know how to organize and overwhelm opposition. But in the face of an actual threat? 🤷
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Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.
This really does feel like the opening of a dystopian movie.
March 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This really does feel like the opening of a dystopian movie.
Jason's machete attacks could provide a chance to reimagine how we schedule activities at Camp Crystal Lake
Trump’s attacks on higher ed could provide a chance to reimagine the university
Academia runs on underpaid, overworked PhD students. It doesn’t have to.
www.vox.com
March 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Jason's machete attacks could provide a chance to reimagine how we schedule activities at Camp Crystal Lake
"New Noise" - Refused
February 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"New Noise" - Refused